American Trucking Associations will be a supporter of the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show that debuts in Atlanta on Sept. 25-29.
February 27, 2017BusinessTechnology
Tech Startup Joins Push for Driverless Trucks
A new technology company has joined the race to develop autonomous driving systems for commercial trucks.
February 27, 2017BusinessAutonomousTechnology
Otto Accused of Stealing Google's Self-Driving Secrets
It took Alphabet Inc.鈥檚 Waymo seven years to design and build a laser-scanning system to guide its self-driving cars. Uber Technologies Inc. allegedly did it in nine months. Waymo claims in a lawsuit filed Feb. 23 that was possible because an ex-employee, Anthony Levandowski,聽co-founder of Uber-owned Otto, stole the designs and technology and started a new company.
February 24, 2017BusinessTechnology
Embark Enters Race to Develop Autonomous Trucks
A new technology company has joined the race to develop autonomous driving systems for commercial trucks.聽Embark, a startup based in San Mateo, California, is working to build self-driving technology that would allow trucks to run on highways with no human input.
February 24, 2017EditorialBusinessSafetyTechnologyGovernmentLogistics
Editorial: Young Minds, New Roads
Coming soon to a theater near you: How to build roads and bridges. The American Society of Civil Engineers last week screened a documentary titled, 鈥淒ream Big: Engineering Our World,鈥 which spotlights efforts to encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering. Included in that mix are bridge and road design, fields that 鈥 if recent data are any indication 鈥 will require expertise for years to come.
February 20, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Feb. 13: Keep It Moving
Two congressional hearings this month called into question the potential benefits of private capital in advancing infrastructure projects. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
February 14, 2017TechnologyBusiness
Autonomous Vehicles to Run on Data
The financial arm of computing firm Intel is investing $250 million in autonomous vehicle technology, targeting three areas that the company鈥檚 leader believes will place Intel at the forefront of an approaching wave of change in transportation.
February 10, 2017TechnologyBusiness
Facebook for the Workplace: A Private Social Network for Your Trucking Business
Fans of Facebook 鈥 and there are more than 1.7 billion of them 鈥 now have a near-mirror image of the social network they can use for their businesses. Dubbed Workplace by Facebook, the new application offers all the familiar features that have made Facebook the world鈥檚 most popular digital meeting place. The primary difference: Workplace enables businesses to use the Facebook environment to create an entirely private social network for their employees and trusted trading partners.
February 10, 2017TechnologyBusiness
Connected Vehicles, Platooning Coming Into Focus
WASHINGTON 鈥 Connected vehicles and platooning are two of the major technological developments coming soon to trucking, and manufacturers, fleets, regulators and academics are wrestling with the details now.
February 10, 2017TechnologyBusiness
Fuel Cards Advance
Trucking companies today are doing much more with fuel cards than purchasing diesel. As card issuers deploy technology to connect new services to their cards, fleets are using them to better control fuel spending, gather data on their operations and even book hotel reservations.
February 10, 2017